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On the recordJune 19, 2018
Mr. Kihuen, I don't want you to stop. I want you to stay strong. I want your voice to be heard. I want your experiences to be known. Eight years old, coming to America with your parents. In this room, there are very few who would share such an experience, who could understand first the excitement of being in America, and then the potential terror of being taken from your parents. I want you to make your voice heard because it is the voice of experience. It is the voice of a recent family coming to America. So as we go through these days, please come to the floor, tell the experience again, not only of your family, but also what you saw in those shelters, in those cages. Will the gentleman do that?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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